Aula 07 - Likes, Hobbies & Shop

Nessa aula vamos conversar um pouco sobre hobbies e atividades

voltadas para o entretenimento como hobbies, fazer compras ou
falar de nossas preferências em geral.

por Mauricio Farina

A thousand hobbies
 Talking about Hobbies - Video
Listen to the video and answer the questions:

1) In the video, what things they usually do in

their free time?
go camping, cook, watch films, read books,
meet friends, listen to music, play sports.

2) And what about you, what do you do in your

free time?
Talking about Hobbies - More Details
Asking: Answering:

● What do you like to do in your free time? ● I like to…

● What are your interests? ● I enjoy…
● What do you like to do? ● I am into…
● What do you like doing? ● I am keen on…
● Do you have any hobbies? ● I am interested in...
● What activities do you do to relax? ● In my free time I like to…
● What’s your favorite hobby? ● When I have time, I like to...
● What do you like doing at/in… (time of the day, week) ● At the weekend I like to…
● What are you into? ● I relax by…

You can also use intensifiers like: crazy, mad, really, very
More Informations:
much, quite, etc.
● Describe what the hobby is
● How often, how many times, do you practice it
● Say why you like it
● Use adjectives to describe your hobby
● Describe the feelings upon practicing your hobby
Hobbies - Practicing Exercise
Useful Language - How often Expressions

● Always - Everyday - Everynight

In pairs ask each other about a hobby:
● Every (day of the week)
● Twice a day (a week)
1) What’s your favorite hobby? ● Once a day
2) Why you like it? Can you think of three reasons why? ● Many times in a week
● Usually - Normally
3) How often do you do it?
4) Where do you do it? ● Never - Seldom -
5) Who do you do it with? ● Rarely - Occasionally
● Almost never
6) How does it make you feel?
 Useful Language: 7 degrees of likes and
Likes and Dislikes dislikes:

Kevin: Dorothy, do you like to learn languages? 1- I love - I’m crazy about - I adore
Dorothy: I love to learn other languages. Right now I like learning
Spanish. 2- I’m fond (formal) - really like - I like… very
Kevin: I loathe learning Spanish, but I enjoy learning Russian. much
Dorothy: What about school?
Kevin: I don’t like going to school. I would rather learn on the internet. 3- Like - quite like - enjoy
Dorothy: I hate learning online. However, I’m crazy about going to
school. 4- Ok - average - it’s all the same
Kevin: Which types of movies do you like and dislike?
Dorothy: I adore romance movies, but I detest action movies. 5- Don’t like - Not very fond (formal) - Not a
Kevin: I can’t stand drama movies. great fan - Isn’t really my thing
Dorothy: We all have our likes and dislikes. Some things we like or
dislike a lot or a little. 6- Don’t like… at all

7- Really can’t stand - can’t bear - Hate - Detest -

Useful Language: Grammar Loathe
● You can use the structure: I like to + verb (infinitive). Ex: I like to watch
Tv.
● Ou you can say: I like + verb (gerund). Ex I like watching tv.
● Very much or a lot always come after the thing you like. Ex: I like
teaching very much. NOT I very much like teaching.
Likes and Dislikes - Practice
Do you like drinking ________ ?
Which drink do you like most?

Do you like eating________ ?

Which food do you like most?

Do you like studying______?

What is your favorite subject?

Do you like to watch ______ movies?

Which kind of movie do you prefer?

Do you like listening to _______ music?

What are your favorite singer/band?

Do you like playing _________ ?

What sport are you most into?
Let’s Go Shopping!
at the clothing store:
Shop assistant: Hello, Can I help you?
Customer: Hello, yes please. I’m looking for a T-shirt.
Shop assistant: What colour do you prefer?
Customer: I like blue or red.
Shop assistant: And what size do you need?
Customer: I usually use a medium size.
Shop assistant: OK. In your size we have these three models.
Shop assistant: Do you want to try them on?
Customer: Yes, please. Where are the fitting rooms?
Shop assistant: Just at the end of the corridor / They are just
over there. Basic things you need to know for shopping:
(A few minutes later…)
Shop assistant: Do they suit you?
Customer: Yes, I will take this one. How much is it? 1) What do you want, where do you get it?
Shop assistant: It is 20 dollars. 2) Colors, size and specifications.
Customer: Where can I pay it? 3) How much and how many? (quantity)
Shop assistant: There is a desk written “Pay Here” just wait 4) Expiration date if it expires. (due date)
your turn there in the queue line. Will you pay in credit? 5) Can you try it?
Customer: No, I'll pay with cash. 6) How much (Price)
Shop assistant: Ok, don’t forget to look your change.
7) How can you pay it? Cash or credit?
 ( I ) mall (C ) book store
Places for Shopping - Vocabulary ( ) greengrocery ( ) gift shop
E A
1) Match the places to their names ( J) newsstand (B ) sweet shop

( H) liquor store (F ) butcher’s

A. B. C. D. Supermarket E.

F. G. PET SHOP H. I. J
How Much and How Many Useful Language

We use How many on things we can count (countable), for example: ● If you can put the word in a
plural form it is countable, if
● Almost every thing that can be produced: car, house, cellphone, not is uncountable.
computer, etc. ● You can count uncountable
● Most of the foods: Apple, Pizza, Eggs, Tomato, etc. thing putting them into
containers, like bottle, glass,
jar, gallon, hand, etc.
We use how much for things that are uncountable, for example: ● You can count uncountable
things cutting or dividing
● Liquids: Coffee, Tea, Juice, Whiskey, Honey, etc them into slice, loaf, piece
● Foods that resemble liquids: Soup, Rice, Pasta, Sugar, Flour, Salt,
Butter.

Tip

The countable and uncountable words are very similar to portuguese, but
there are some differences like:
● Information, Luggage, Baggage, Fruit, Furniture, Advice, Hair, etc
Atividade
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Atividade da Aula 07 -Likes, Hobbies & Shop.

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